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July 27: Yanks planning to buy — with some conditions (report)
After following up their sweep of the Royals over the weekend with a Subway Series split against the Mets, the Yankees are now 19-23 since Aaron Judge got hurt, including 5-6 since the All-Star break. The Bronx Bombers entered Thursday with a 2 1/2-game deficit in the AL Wild Card race, which puts New York among the clubs on the Trade Deadline bubble.
MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reported Wednesday that the Yanks were “not an active buyer of big pieces at the moment,” as they waited to see how the next few days play out before determining their Trade Deadline strategy.
With Judge nearing his return, The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty (subscription required) heard from a source that the team is leaning toward buying, but with some caveats.
Per Kuty’s report, New York does not expect to add to its Competitive Balance Tax number, which currently sits at $295 million ($2 million above the highest tax threshold), according to Cot’s Contracts. That would seem to rule out a pricier addition such as Cody Bellinger, who is earning $12.5 million this season and has a $25 million mutual option for 2024 with a $5 million buyout.
The Yankees also expect to retain their best prospects, including Jasson Dominguez and Everson Pereira.
The Rockies’ Randal Grichuk “has been on [the Yankees’] radar” as the team looks to address left field, according to Kuty. Grichuk is owed roughly $3 million the rest of this season, but the Blue Jays are covering about half of his salary, per the provisions of the 2022 trade that sent the outfielder from Toronto to Colorado.
July 22: Potential trade partners for Yankees
Although it was recently reported that the Yankees could pivot to a Trade Deadline sale if their July struggles continue, MLB Network insider Joel Sherman expects the club to remain in the buyers category.
However, while the Yankees have been linked to pending free agents such as Cody Bellinger and Randal Grichuk, Sherman argues in an article for the New York Post that New York needs to be looking past 2023 with its Deadline pursuits.
With this in mind, he suggests five potential trade partners, as well as possible targets, for the Bronx Bombers, naming the Cardinals (Dylan Carlson), D-backs (Alek Thomas or Jake McCarthy), Reds (TJ Friedl, Will Benson or Jake Fraley), Rockies (Ryan McMahon) and Mets (Jeff McNeil) as teams that have controllable offensive pieces to trade and might be interested in a swap for controllable arms, of which the Yankees have a surplus.
July 21: Would the Yankees actually consider selling?
It’s almost inconceivable to ever think about the Yankees being sellers at any given Trade Deadline. For a better part of the last three decades, the club has always been great or merely competitive, with their only Deadline as true sellers in the 21st century coming in 2016, when they traded away players like Carlos Beltrán, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.
As the ’23 Deadline nears, the possibility of the Yankees possibly selling has only increased in recent weeks. After being swept by the Angels in Anaheim, the Yankees sit at 50-47 and four games back of a Wild Card spot. In a recent conversation at The Athletic, Brendan Kuty and Chris Kirschner talked about what Yankees general manager Brian Cashman should do at the Deadline. This followed Ken Rosenthal’s recent article that touched on the Yankees possibly being both buyers and sellers.
The Yankees are in a delicate position that makes it hard to sell. It’s an older roster that has, suffice to say, underperformed their expectations for the season. Many of the veterans they counted on — players like Anthony Rizzo, DJ Lemahieu and Giancarlo Stanton — haven’t played as well as they have in years past. They could, however, look to move impending free agents like Harrison Bader and Luis Severino in an effort to retool for ’24.
On the flip-side as potential buyers, they could soon welcome the return of Aaron Judge, who hasn’t played since June 3 due to a toe injury. His return, as well as Gerrit Cole’s Cy Young Award-level season, gives the Yankees a real shot at the playoffs. Despite everything that has gone wrong recently, they’re one or two good series away from being back in a playoff spot.
Perhaps, Rosenthal is correct in the Yankees’ deadline approach not being binary — they could still remain competitive but also reshuffle some pieces with next year in mind. The Yankees are in an unusual position, one that might be more clear based on how they play over the next 10 days.
July 20: Will Yanks and Cards come together for another Deadline deal?
Writing for The Athletic (subscription required) on Thursday, former general manager Jim Bowden broke down potential trade partners and targets for seven of this year’s likely Deadline buyers, based on what he’s heard in conversations with decision-makers across MLB. Included among them? The Yankees and Cardinals.
Bowden isn’t the first industry insider to link the two clubs, who came together last summer for a swap of outfielder Harrison Bader and left-hander Jordan Montgomery.
MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported earlier this week that Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson (controllable through 2026) could be a potential target for the Yankees, who are searching for a left fielder. Bowden hears St. Louis starter Jack Flaherty (pending free agent) could be a fit for New York in addition to Carlson.
The Athletic’s Katie Woo and Chris Kirschner also explored the potential for a trade between the Yanks and Cards on Thursday, naming infielder Brendan Donovan (controllable through 2027) as another possibility for the Bronx Bombers.
With Flaherty and Montgomery eligible for free agency and Adam Wainwright expected to retire after 2023, the Cardinals are looking for controllable pitchers who are either already in the big leagues or nearing MLB readiness. The Yanks could entice St. Louis with Clarke Schmidt, Jhony Brito, Will Warren (Yankees No. 7 prospect), Randy Vásquez (No. 12) or Clayton Beeter (No. 13).
July 19: How Yankees might approach Trade Deadline
The Competitive Balance Tax could have an impact on how the Yankees approach this year’s Trade Deadline, according to Ken Rosenthal in an article for The Athletic (subscription required).
Citing “sources with knowledge of the team’s thinking,” Rosenthal reports that the Yankees’ Deadline dealings could be influenced by a desire to get under the highest CBT threshold of $293 million. FanGraphs estimates New York to be roughly $1.1 million over the threshold.
While the Yanks are unlikely to become outright sellers, they could look to shed some salary to offset the cost of any new players they acquire.
Rosenthal speculates the club could look to trade away some of the names from its list of impending free agents, which includes Luis Severino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Harrison Bader and Wandy Peralta.
Another possibility? Dealing Gleyber Torres (controllable through 2024) and handing the starting second-base job to Oswald Peraza.
As for what areas the Bronx Bombers could look to address in a trade, left field is expected to be the team’s top priority. New York has been linked to the Cubs’ Cody Bellinger, the Rockies’ Randal Grichuk and the Cardinals’ Dylan Carlson.
Bellinger is the most expensive of the three, earning a guaranteed $17.5 million on a one-year deal with Chicago. Grichuk is in the final year of a five-year, $52 million contract, and Carlson’s first arbitration year is 2024.
July 17: Yanks could pursue switch-hitting Cards OF
One name has emerged as a potential solution to the Yanks’ outfield woes. Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson, a switch-hitter, is a possible trade target for the Bronx Bombers, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Monday.
Carlson is set to lose his starting job when Tyler O’Neill returns from the injured list, given the presence of Lars Nootbaar and Jordan Walker in the outfield, so a trade would make sense for St. Louis. The 24-year-old, already in his fourth Major League season, entered play July 17 with a .237/.343/.367 slash line and is an above-average defender. Since returning from the injured list on June 9, Carlson has posted an .839 OPS in 25 games.
MLB Pipeline’s No. 17 prospect going into the 2020 season and No. 13 prior to 2021, Carlson would be a good fit for a Yankees team in need of outfield help. The Yankees rank 26th in wins above replacement by outfielders in 2023; Billy McKinney and Oswaldo Cabrera have split time in left field lately, with Giancarlo Stanton in right field while Aaron Judge is on the injured list. Carlson could take over a corner outfield spot while Judge remains on the IL, allowing Stanton to move to designated hitter once Judge returns.
In terms of a possible return, the Cardinals seek “pitching, pitching, pitching,” president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Monday. The Yankees’ Nos. 6-9 prospects are all right-handed pitchers, with No. 7 Will Warren currently at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
July 17: Yanks looking for upgrades across multiple positions
At 50-44, the Yankees enter the middle of July in the AL East basement (nine games back), but are only two games behind the surging Astros for the AL’s final Wild Card spot. That said, the Yankees are still in the market to grab some reinforcements, as MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported Monday that the Yankees are seeking to upgrade their outfield, catching, starting rotation and bullpen.
The biggest fish among those positions is Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who has been a top-tier starter and batter this season. But, if the Yankees don’t get Ohtani, Feinsand says to keep an eye on Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger and Rockies outfielder Randal Grichuk. The Yankees’ haven’t been shy about vocalizing their interest in Bellinger, who hit three home runs over a two-game span over the weekend, while Grichuk’s name is new. The 31-year-old is in the last year of a five-year, $52 million deal, and is due a little more than $3 million the rest of the year. He’s hitting .300 in 55 games this season, and hit a solo home run against the Yankees on Sunday. He can play all three outfield spots, and has hit .279 with seven home runs in 120 career plate appearances at Yankee Stadium.
When it comes to the other positions Feinsand mentioned, the markets are a little murkier. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber looked to be the top arm available, but his recent IL placement has changed things. Some other starting pitchers that the Yankees could look at would be Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez, the White Sox Dylan Cease and/or Lance Lynn and the Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty, among others.
Additions in the bullpen make sense as well, as the team is coming off a game against the Rockies where the Yanks ‘pen gave up seven runs to one of the worst teams in baseball. Ironically, some of the stronger bullpen arms on the market are on the Rockies, as Brad Hand, Brent Suter and Pierce Johnson are all on the trade block and have experience on contending teams. That said, the reliever market will be hot (the Rangers, Dodgers, Brewers and Astros will also be looking for relievers), so they might have to overpay for any reliever they have their eye on.
Lastly, the catching market seems to be a bit thin. The biggest name who theoretically could be available would be the Royals’ Salvador Perez, but he has a full no-trade clause. One guy worth keeping an eye on is old friend Gary Sánchez, who has slugged eight home runs with San Diego this year, and would likely be available if the Padres decide to sell.
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